Sumela Monastery
E782735
Sumela Monastery is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery dramatically built into a steep cliff face in Turkey’s Pontic Mountains, renowned for its stunning setting and religious frescoes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumela Monastery canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek Orthodox monastery
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monastery ⓘ |
| access | mountain footpath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Monastery of the Virgin Mary at Sumela
NERFINISHED
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Panagia Sumela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedForRestorationFrom | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1200 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Barnabas of Athens
NERFINISHED
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Sophronios of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 386 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueduct
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library ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ refectory ⓘ rock-hewn church ⓘ |
| hasMurals |
portraits of saints
ⓘ
scenes from the New Testament ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Empire of Trebizond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | monastic community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altındere Valley
NERFINISHED
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Pontic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Maçka
NERFINISHED
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Trabzon Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Black Sea Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | steep cliff face ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearCity | Trabzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cliffside location
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pilgrimage site ⓘ religious frescoes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Altındere stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Altındere National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Greek Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedFullyIn | 2020 ⓘ |
| reopenedPartiallyIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.